Add two or three key events from each chapter to reflect the rising action.
Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as bullet points under the chapter number.
For example:
Setting
1939 Indian Island Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 we meet most of the important characters
We also find out that there is an exclusive island called Indian Island.
Ten characters get invited to Indian Island.
Chapter 2
In this chapter, the ten people are getting on trains and getting transported to Indian Island.
We also figure out that Mr. Blore is on a seperate train than everyone else.
The ten people all arrive on Indian Island.
Chapter 3
The ten people have dinner at the house on Indian Island
Mr. Owen's voice comes on and says that every person was charged with killing people
Mrs. Rogers faints at dinner.
Chapter 4
The ten people decide to leave the island the next morning.
Anthony Marston disagrees with them, drinks his drink, and he dies right at dinner.
Chapter 5
The people realize that the drink was poisened.
In their rooms, Vera thinks of Hugo and Justice Wargrave thinks about the person who Mr. Owens said he killed.
Chapter 6
In this chapter, Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep.
The remaining people hope to see the boat come so they can leave the island, but it does not come.
Chapter 7
The boat still does not come, and they realize that Mr. Owen is making them stay on the island.
They people are starting to think that both deaths were not suicides and that it has to do with the ten little Indians poem.
Chapter 8
Two of the china Indian pieces are missing which resembles the two people who have died so far.
The eight remaining people are starting to get scared and even strange, especially General McArthur.
Chapter 9
All of the guests on the island are suspicious of each other to be the killer.
MacArthur dies
Chapter 10
Justice Wargrave thinks he knows who the killer is.
They all go to bed and Rogers locks the dinning room so the Indian figures are not taken.
Chapter 11
Rogers is killed in the night
The remaining people are scared of getting killed
Chapter 12
Emily Brent is killed by the bee and an injection.
Lombard's revolver is missing.
Chapter 13
Vera gets hit with seaweed hanging from the ceiling and screams.
Wargrave is dead with a red bullet hole in his head.
Chapter 14
The remaining people eat canned food again.
Blore and Lombard search around the island, but they don't find a killer.
Chapter 15
The storm is over.
Vera and Lombard hear a crash and see Blore's dead body.
Vera and Lombard are at the beach and see Armstrong's dead body on a rock on the shore.
Chapter 16
Vera takes Lombard's revolver from his pocket and shoots him.
Vera then walks up to the house and cannot take the guilt any longer so she hangs herself.
Epilogue and Letter
The house is investegated and they find ten dead bodies and they don't know who the killer is.
Justice Wargrave writes a letter and puts it in a bottle in the see. It says that he is the killer and that he was fascinated by killing. He pushed Armstrong over the cliff which was the red herring and he ends up shooting himself in the head.
Great job of summarizing, Sam. You included most of the high points of the story. This will help when you do your plot line.
Mrs. M
Chapter 3 12-04-09 Justice Wargrave
Justice Wargrave is an old man and a former judge. He is quite wealthy and he was invited to Indian Island.
Vera Claythorne
Vera is a women who is in the third class, so she isn't rich. She is a techer and she, too, goes to Indian Island.
Mr. Owens
Mr. Ownens is the person who owns the house that everyone is staying at. The people have not met him yet, but a recording of his voice was played and it said that everyone at the house had killed at least one person.
Mr. Blore
Mr. Blore is the only person that knows all of the people who are coming to Indian Island. He takes his own train and pretends to be from South Africa.
General McArthur
General McArthur came to Indian Island because he was told it would be a reunion with his old friends. He is an impatient man and later realizes that he was not invited for a reuninion.
Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
Copy the assignment to your page.
Add the date at the top of your page.
Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
Choose five characters from the story,
Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
BOLD the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.
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Chapter Two 12-02-09
Assignment #2 (to be done in class on Wednesday, December 2)
Put a line between Assignment #1 and Assignment #2.
Read chapter two.
On your student page ABOVE assignment #1, choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
Find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
Write the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
In a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.
There are many examples of foreshadowing in chapter two. Many examples are on page 31 with the ten little Indian poem. I think that the poem is foreshadowing to what will happen at Indian Island. The first couplet says , "Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine." If my prediction written in chapter one is correct, i think that the first killing will happen at dinner. The second couplet says," Nine little Indian boys staid up late; one overslept himself and then there were eight." I think that might mean that one will either die or be killed in his sleep. When the poem says," Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four." I think that is foreshadowing because it might be Justice Wargrave who gets killed because it talks about a lawyer and Justice Wargrave was a judge. One more example of foreshadowing is when it says," One little Indian boy left alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none." There will be one person left, and i think they will be so alone or depressed that the person will hang him or herself.
Good choice of quotes and explanations. A few minor spelling mistakes exist in your writing, but overall you've done a nice job on the mechanics (punctuation, usage and spelling) of your writing.
Mrs. M
how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?
A narrative is a story with a main character that is obvious from the beginning. A mystery might not always have a main character right away. It might take time to find out who the killer is or the mysterious character. What makes a story a mystery is that there are clues as to what is happening. There is something confusing going on and someone is trying to find out what is happening. There are clues which help you find out what is going on and there are red herons (herrings) which lead you away from the real happenings. That is the difference between mysteries and narratives.
how might the title be a clue to the story?
It is a clue because, and then there were none means that there are zero of something. I think it is people who keep dying until there are none left. Since it is a mystery, there will probably be a killer and people are dying. I think there will be one or some people trying to figure out who is the killer. In the end, I think that many people will die until there is none left in a group. Eventually i believe we will know who is the killer.
Nice job of editing this assignment. Your answers are more accurate. Way to go.Mrs. M
Sam,
I'm not sure about your explanation regarding a narrative and a mystery. Both have plot lines, and both can have conflicts. How does a book become part of the mystery genre?
Please capitalize and italicize titles. Check spelling, too! Did you make a prediction?
and then there were none
Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6
Setting
1939 Indian Island
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
- In this chapter, the ten people are getting on trains and getting transported to Indian Island.
- We also figure out that Mr. Blore is on a seperate train than everyone else.
- The ten people all arrive on Indian Island.
Chapter 3- The ten people have dinner at the house on Indian Island
- Mr. Owen's voice comes on and says that every person was charged with killing people
- Mrs. Rogers faints at dinner.
Chapter 4Chapter 5
Chapter 6
- In this chapter, Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep.
- The remaining people hope to see the boat come so they can leave the island, but it does not come.
Chapter 7Chapter 8
- Two of the china Indian pieces are missing which resembles the two people who have died so far.
- The eight remaining people are starting to get scared and even strange, especially General McArthur.
Chapter 9- All of the guests on the island are suspicious of each other to be the killer.
- MacArthur dies
Chapter 10- Justice Wargrave thinks he knows who the killer is.
- They all go to bed and Rogers locks the dinning room so the Indian figures are not taken.
Chapter 11- Rogers is killed in the night
- The remaining people are scared of getting killed
Chapter 12- Emily Brent is killed by the bee and an injection.
- Lombard's revolver is missing.
Chapter 13- Vera gets hit with seaweed hanging from the ceiling and screams.
- Wargrave is dead with a red bullet hole in his head.
Chapter 14- The remaining people eat canned food again.
- Blore and Lombard search around the island, but they don't find a killer.
Chapter 15- The storm is over.
- Vera and Lombard hear a crash and see Blore's dead body.
- Vera and Lombard are at the beach and see Armstrong's dead body on a rock on the shore.
Chapter 16- Vera takes Lombard's revolver from his pocket and shoots him.
- Vera then walks up to the house and cannot take the guilt any longer so she hangs herself.
Epilogue and Letter- The house is investegated and they find ten dead bodies and they don't know who the killer is.
- Justice Wargrave writes a letter and puts it in a bottle in the see. It says that he is the killer and that he was fascinated by killing. He pushed Armstrong over the cliff which was the red herring and he ends up shooting himself in the head.
Great job of summarizing, Sam. You included most of the high points of the story. This will help when you do your plot line.Mrs. M
Chapter 3 12-04-09
Justice Wargrave
Justice Wargrave is an old man and a former judge. He is quite wealthy and he was invited to Indian Island.
Vera Claythorne
Vera is a women who is in the third class, so she isn't rich. She is a techer and she, too, goes to Indian Island.
Mr. Owens
Mr. Ownens is the person who owns the house that everyone is staying at. The people have not met him yet, but a recording of his voice was played and it said that everyone at the house had killed at least one person.
Mr. Blore
Mr. Blore is the only person that knows all of the people who are coming to Indian Island. He takes his own train and pretends to be from South Africa.
General McArthur
General McArthur came to Indian Island because he was told it would be a reunion with his old friends. He is an impatient man and later realizes that he was not invited for a reuninion.
Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
- Copy the assignment to your page.
- Add the date at the top of your page.
- Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
- Choose five characters from the story,
- Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
- BOLD the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.
Chapter Two 12-02-09-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are many examples of foreshadowing in chapter two. Many examples are on page 31 with the ten little Indian poem. I think that the poem is foreshadowing to what will happen at Indian Island. The first couplet says , "Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine." If my prediction written in chapter one is correct, i think that the first killing will happen at dinner. The second couplet says," Nine little Indian boys staid up late; one overslept himself and then there were eight." I think that might mean that one will either die or be killed in his sleep. When the poem says," Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four." I think that is foreshadowing because it might be Justice Wargrave who gets killed because it talks about a lawyer and Justice Wargrave was a judge. One more example of foreshadowing is when it says," One little Indian boy left alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none." There will be one person left, and i think they will be so alone or depressed that the person will hang him or herself.
Good choice of quotes and explanations. A few minor spelling mistakes exist in your writing, but overall you've done a nice job on the mechanics (punctuation, usage and spelling) of your writing.Mrs. M
how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?
A narrative is a story with a main character that is obvious from the beginning. A mystery might not always have a main character right away. It might take time to find out who the killer is or the mysterious character. What makes a story a mystery is that there are clues as to what is happening. There is something confusing going on and someone is trying to find out what is happening. There are clues which help you find out what is going on and there are red herons (herrings) which lead you away from the real happenings. That is the difference between mysteries and narratives.
how might the title be a clue to the story?
It is a clue because, and then there were none means that there are zero of something. I think it is people who keep dying until there are none left. Since it is a mystery, there will probably be a killer and people are dying. I think there will be one or some people trying to figure out who is the killer. In the end, I think that many people will die until there is none left in a group. Eventually i believe we will know who is the killer.
Nice job of editing this assignment. Your answers are more accurate. Way to go.Mrs. M
Sam,